Antennas
Good quality fm reception depends upon several factors, foremost
of which are adequate signal strength, minimum interference and
the sensitivity of the receiver. In distant suburbs or inside build-
ings, the signal strength is usually poor. Also high steel structures,
mountainous terrain, etc. cause audible" multipath" distortion that
is the equivalent of television ghosts. Multipath is particularly ob-
jectionable during stereophonic reception and reduces channel
separation.
In good reception areas, the ac power cord antenna or the sup-
plied ribbon antenna will work effectively. However, in the sub-
urbs or high interference locations it may be necessary to use a
good outdoor antenna, or even a rotatable directional antenna.
Installing an outdoor antenna
o
Install the antenna away frorn-busv highways to reduce the ef-
fects of car ignition noise.
e
While listening to an fm program, point the antenna in the direc-
tion that yields the best sound.
e
Keep the antenna lead-in wire as short as possible.
In some cases, multipath reception on two or more stations may
require that the antenna is pointed in different directions.
An
ef-
fective and relatively inexpensive solution to this problem is the
use of a remotely controlled rotating antenna.
An antenna which has high frontal sensitivity
rejects the reflected signals.
AM ANTENNA terminal
AC OUTLET
FM ANTENNA terminals
ISS switch
TAPE inputs-------..-l
'-----------------Ac power cord
GROUND terminal-------I
'--'--------------------SPEAKER connectors
REC OUTputs-----------'
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